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[RC] How Much Money for Necropsy? - AprilOk, let's assume a necropsy requirement is added to the liability statement (and how exactly would that be decided? Via a BOD action or a membership vote?). Somebody has to pay for that. How much money are we talking here? $100? $500? $1000? Personally, I think if the AERC is going to require a necropsy for education and informational purposes, the AERC should pay for it. If I choose (and choose being the key word here) to have it done, I should pay for it. Voluntary, I pay. Mandatory, AERC pays. April Nashville, TN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Regarding the proposal that every horse that dies at a ride should be necropsied---I agree with Jim that such agreement should be included on the liability waiver, with maybe the penalty for refusal being loss of points for the entire year or some such. As for payment---I can only speak for myself, but if I were vetting a ride, and a horse died on my "watch", it would drive me totally nuts *not* to know what else might have been going on inside. It does potentially cost a lot of money to take tissue samples for lab analysis, but it seems to me that the majority of diagnosis of gut torsions, lipomas, ulcers, aneurysms and so on can be made with just a sharp knife and a little time, and further analysis would very rarely be necessary. It doesn't seem unreasonable to ask one of the ride vets to perform a quick necropsy on site, especially if some help were available from any other willing hands. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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